Welcome
The Cooper Gallery is a vibrant creative art-space in the heart of Barnsley town centre, it has a regular programme of contemporary touring exhibitions and exciting events. The Gallery is home to the Cooper Trustees collection of 17th to 20th century paintings, watercolours and drawings by artists including JMW Turner, Wadsworth and Atkinson Grimshaw.
The permanent collection now contains over 400 works from a wide range of artists including JMW Turner, John Sell Cotman, Duncan Grant, Vanessa Bell and Roger Fry. It is from these permanent collections that themed exhibitions are created to hang alongside an exciting programme of temporary exhibitions.

Level access
There is level access from the main entrance to:
Temporary Exhibition GalleryInformation and shop deskDownstairs cafe toiletsJoshua's toiletsCooper CafeJoshua's cafeCooper shopGallery spaces including doorways and archwaysCooper GardensHearing
Visual
General
Getting here
Travel by public transport
The route from the train and bus station to the gallery does not have any steps but is up an incline
Travel by taxi
Parking
There is some accessible parking outside the venue but currently no dropped kerb. The nearest car park to the Cooper Gallery is the Court House car park.
Arrival
Path to main entrance
Main entrance
The entrance walkway is made of marble flooring, the reception and gallery floors are made of wood.


Getting around inside



Lift
Lift to Sadler Room (upstairs activity and meeting space)


Lift to downstairs gallery space


Ticket/ information desk
Information and shop desk

Temporary Exhibition Gallery
This is a temporary exhibition space so the content will vary throughout the year. Please visit our website to find out more about what is currently on display. There is a portable seating available throughout the Gallery.





Public toilet
Downstairs cafe toilets



Public toilet
Joshua's toilets

Shop
Cooper shop
Place to eat and drink
Cooper Cafe
We can cater for any of the above dietary requirements and any others - please give us advance notice so that we can prepare a dish to your requirements

Place to eat and drink
Joshua's cafe
We can cater for any of the above dietary requirements and any others - please give us advance notice so that we can prepare a dish to your requirements


Gallery spaces including doorways and archways










Getting around outside


Customer care support
Portable seating
Emergency evacuation procedures
In the case of an evacuation, all customers inside the Attraction will be led to safety by a member of the team or by a member of the fire brigade.
Customer care support
Some staff have beginner's Makaton training